FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 9, 2012Regular season · 10 games
← Apr 8CalendarApr 10 →

10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed NOH by 7 after three quarters and won 93–91.

Final · Box score
Wizards113
Bobcats85
Q1 WAS +11; Q2 WAS +20; Q3 WAS +27; Q4 WAS +28
Final · Box score
Raptors98
Pacers103
Q1 IND +5; Q2 IND +14; Q3 IND +15; Q4 IND +5
Final · Box score
Pistons89
Magic119
Q1 ORL +7; Q2 ORL +21; Q3 ORL +23; Q4 ORL +30
Final · Box score
Clippers85
Grizzlies94
Q1 MEM +6; Q2 MEM +11; Q3 MEM +11; Q4 MEM +9
Final · Box score
Thunder109
Bucks89
Q1 OKC +17; Q2 OKC +14; Q3 OKC +19; Q4 OKC +20
Final · Box score
Lakers93
Hornets91
Q1 LAL +2; Q2 LAL +1; Q3 LAL -7; Q4 LAL +2
Final · Box score
Warriors84
Nuggets123
Q1 DEN +24; Q2 DEN +27; Q3 DEN +32; Q4 DEN +39
Final · Box score
Suns114
Wolves90
Q1 PHX +3; Q2 PHX +8; Q3 PHX +15; Q4 PHX +24
Final · Box score
Spurs84
Jazz91
Q1 UTA +4; Q2 UTA +3; Q3 UTA -4; Q4 UTA +7
Final · Box score
Rockets94
Blazers89
Q1 HOU +7; Q2 HOU +9; Q3 HOU +6; Q4 HOU +5
On this day · 2010–11Apr 9, 2011: 5 games. Top scorer: Ty Lawson (Nuggets-Wolves), 37 points.
Apr 9 in other seasons2026202520242023202220212019201820172016201520142013201020092008200720062005200420032002200120001999199819971996
The lead · Lakers-Hornets

Lakers take over late to edge New Orleans

Kenneth Faried goes for 27 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2+1-7+2LAL AHEAD ↑NOH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2123212893
Hornets1924291991
Who led
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 13, 21, 26, 22, 12, 14, 30, 25LAL25 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Andrew BynumPoints, last 10 games: 28, 30, 11, 25, 19, 0, 36, 19, 23, 18LAL18 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Carl LandryPoints, last 10 games: 17, 2, 15, 14, 20, 24, 12, 13, 8, 20NOH20 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Marco BelinelliPoints, last 10 games: 10, 7, 22, 27, 8, 14, 5, 15, 6, 20NOH20 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Spurs-Jazz

Utah gets past San Antonio

91–84, with Utah ahead 47–44 at halftime. Devin Harris led Utah with 25 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
LAL over NOH2IND over TOR5HOU over POR5UTA over SAS7MEM over LAC9OKC over MIL20PHX over MIN24WAS over CHA28ORL over DET30DEN over GSW39Final margin, points. Pink = UTA over SAS.
Lead changes
Spurs-Jazz11
Lakers-Hornets9
Pistons-Magic6
Raptors-Pacers2
Clippers-Grizzlies2
Suns-Wolves2
Rockets-Blazers2
Wizards-Bobcats0
Thunder-Bucks0
Warriors-Nuggets0
The night in charts
Pistons-Magic combined for 208, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Pistons-MagicPistons 89, Magic 119
208
Warriors-NuggetsWarriors 84, Nuggets 123
207
Suns-WolvesSuns 114, Wolves 90
204
Raptors-PacersRaptors 98, Pacers 103
201
Thunder-BucksThunder 109, Bucks 89
198
Wizards-BobcatsWizards 113, Bobcats 85
198
Lakers-HornetsLakers 93, Hornets 91
184
Rockets-BlazersRockets 94, Blazers 89
183
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 85, Grizzlies 94
179
Spurs-JazzSpurs 84, Jazz 91
175
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-HornetsLakers 93, Hornets 91
+2 LAL
Raptors-PacersRaptors 98, Pacers 103
+5 IND
Rockets-BlazersRockets 94, Blazers 89
+5 HOU
Spurs-JazzSpurs 84, Jazz 91
+7 UTA
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 85, Grizzlies 94
+9 MEM
Thunder-BucksThunder 109, Bucks 89
+20 OKC
Suns-WolvesSuns 114, Wolves 90
+24 PHX
Wizards-BobcatsWizards 113, Bobcats 85
+28 WAS
Pistons-MagicPistons 89, Magic 119
+30 ORL
Warriors-NuggetsWarriors 84, Nuggets 123
+39 DEN
LAL rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-HornetsLAL won · Lakers 93, Hornets 91
7 pts
Spurs-JazzUTA won · Spurs 84, Jazz 91
4 pts
Richardson shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RichardsonORL · 22 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
RedickORL · 20 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB
70% (7-10)
FariedDEN · 27 PTS, 17 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
67% (12-18)
LandryNOH · 20 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST
67% (8-12)
BlakeLAC · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Lakers-Hornets
Lakers 93Hornets 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2123212893
Hornets1924291991
The story
Pau Gasol had 25 points as Los Angeles beat New Orleans 93-91

Greivis Vasquez led New Orleans with 18 PTS, 11 AST 25 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST · 10-21 FG

The swing

Down 7 after the third, the Lakers took the fourth 28-19.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +2+1−7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Blazers
Rockets 94Blazers 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2425222394
Blazers1723252489
The story
Goran Dragic's 22 points carried Houston past Portland, 94-89

For Portland, LaMarcus Aldridge had 20 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 7 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 8-14 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 24-17, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +7+9+6+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Pacers
Raptors 98Pacers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors1621253698
Pacers21302626103
The story
Indiana beat Toronto 103-98 behind 18 points from George Hill

Amir Johnson paced Toronto: 16 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 18 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 5-9 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 30-21 second quarter did the most damage for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 +5+14+15+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.6Season avg20.6Last 5

20.6 points a game over his last five games, against 8.6 in 53 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.0Season avg21.7Last 3

21.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.0 in 39 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.7Season avg41.5Today

41 minutes today, against 24.7 a game in 56 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Kenneth Faried leads the day with 27

Kenneth FariedPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 8, 10, 12, 4, 13, 12, 1, 27Nuggets-Warriors · W
9.9 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high27 PTS · 17 REB · 1 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 45, 13, 32, 36, 27, 19, 28, 21, 15, 26Thunder-Bucks · W
24.2 PPG season to date · +1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 51, 30, 28, 40, 22, 26, 23, 29, 29, 25Wolves-Suns · L
26.5 PPG season to date · −1.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 13, 21, 26, 22, 12, 14, 30, 25Lakers-Hornets · W
17.3 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Devin HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 13, 11, 9, 5, 11, 5, 9, 28, 18, 25Jazz-Spurs · W
10.9 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 10, 21, 21, 10, 13, 5, 22, 19, 6, 23Bobcats-Wizards · L
15.4 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Goran DragicHOU+9.5 20.3 last 10 · 10.8 season
Glen DavisORL+6.8 15.5 last 10 · 8.7 season
JJ HicksonPOR+6.4 13.2 last 10 · 6.8 season
Randy FoyeLAC+5.8 16.4 last 10 · 10.6 season
Shannon BrownPHX+5.7 16.2 last 10 · 10.5 season
Cold
Nick YoungLAC−4.9 10.0 last 10 · 14.9 season
Danilo GallinariDEN−4.7 10.5 last 10 · 15.2 season
Tony ParkerSAS−4.0 15.1 last 10 · 19.1 season
Jamal CrawfordPOR−3.8 9.4 last 10 · 13.2 season
Rajon RondoBOS−3.8 8.3 last 10 · 12.1 season